Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered an investigation into the purchase of Pegasus spy software by the country's police force. President Petro said the spyware was bought - in...

A controversial bill which will change the way judges are chosen in Mexico has been approved by the lower chamber on Wednesday and will now go to the Senate,...

Suarez played in nine major international tournaments for Uruguay.He was sent off in the 2010 World Cup quarter-final when he handled on the line during the final minute of...

Fifteen people were detained after the Mexican Navy seized 7,200kg of drugs, in two separate high-speed chases on 23 August. In a statement, Mexico's government said the seizure of...

The lawyer of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has been detained. Perkins Rocha also serves as legal adviser for the opposition Vente Venezuela party. He is the latest...

X, formerly Twitter, has been banned in Brazil after failing to meet a deadline set by a Supreme Court judge to name a new legal representative in the country.Alexandre...

Rio de Janeiro police targeted several claw machines across the city on Wednesday, saying they are games of chance - like slot machines - and therefore illegal.Officers confiscated machines,...

The son of a renowned Spanish actor has been jailed for life after he killed and dismembered a man on the southern Thai island of Koh Phangan last year.Daniel...

Nacional defender Juan Izquierdo has died after collapsing on the pitch during a Copa Libertadores match earlier this month with an irregular heartbeat.The 27-year-old Uruguayan had been undergoing treatment...

CBPThe drugs were concealed in coloured wrapping to resemble watermelonsUnited States border agents have intercepted a truck carrying more than $5m-worth of methamphetamine at the US-Mexico border hidden inside...

Natalia AlbertoJosé Duval Mata's mother, Marcela Alvarado, has not heard from him since he was detained more than two years agoIf he is still alive, José Duval Mata is...

ReutersA farmer watches on as a fire rages at a sugar-cane plantation near DumontA crisis cabinet has been set up by the São Paulo state government to deal with...